Before diving into AI strategy and cybersecurity transformation, we put Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora in the hot seat for some rapid-fire questions.
From his favorite sports team (hint: it’s not the Warriors) to what he wishes more leaders would say out loud, Nikesh shares the personal side of leading the world’s largest cybersecurity company.
In this segment:
→ Why working at Palo Alto Networks is different than selling ads at Google
→ The family moments that make him proudest as a CEO
→ His New Year’s resolution (spoiler: it’s been the same for years)
→ The one thing leaders need to stop avoiding
Want the full conversation? Watch the complete Episode 100 where Nikesh breaks down:
Why security always becomes an afterthought during innovation
The 3-part framework separating winners from losers during tech shifts
How "deep laziness" drives first-principles thinking
Why enterprises will need 3-5x more data to properly train AI
The architectural shift that reduced detection time from 4 days to 1 minute
🎧 Listen to the full episode: [LINK]
About Nikesh Arora:
Chairman & CEO of Palo Alto Networks. Previously President & COO at SoftBank and Chief Business Officer at Google. Under his leadership, Palo Alto Networks transformed from a $2.7B firewall company to the world’s largest cybersecurity platform.
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